Waterford Municipal Code Ch. 5.16 Entertainment Permits

The word "person" includes the plural and also includes corporations, partnerships or voluntary associations of any kind.

(Ord. 71-4 §6, 1971)

No person shall provide or permit any type of entertainment in any restaurant, coffee shop, eating establishment, cocktail lounge or place where food or other refreshments are served and which is open to the public, unless such person first obtains a permit to do so from the city council as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 71-4 §1, 1971)

Applicants for all entertainment permits shall file a written application with the city clerk, which shall show the following:

A. Name and permanent address of applicant;

B. A detailed description of entertainment proposed;

C. The date, hours and location of proposed entertainment;

D. The names of persons having the management or supervision of the applicant's business, and such other reasonable information as the council may require, including information as to the identity and character of person or persons having the management of applicant's business;

E. The nature of the business to be carried on in connection with such entertainment.

(Ord. 71-4 §2, 1971)

A fee of one hundred dollars per year shall be paid by each licensee, and the advance payment of the fee of one hundred dollars shall accompany the filing of the application. The application shall be referred to the chief of police or such other person or persons as the council may desire for the purpose of making the investigation, and the council may have such reasonable time or times as may be necessary or convenient for such investigation and passing upon the application.

(Ord. 71-4 §3, 1971)

Permits may be granted by the council for a specific occasion, or if request is for a continuous permit, the permit shall be issued for no longer than one year. Before granting a permit the council must be satisfied as to the good character of the applicant and that the entertainment as proposed will not be detrimental to the public welfare, and that said entertainment will not create a nuisance. The council further ordains that any entertainment as herein defined which is either given without a permit or after refusal of a permit shall constitute a nuisance.

(Ord. 71-4 §5, 1971)

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the following instances:

A. The use of a radio, television, music recording machine or juke box in any establishment;

B. Entertainment at any recreation park, circus or fairground;

C. Entertainment conducted by a bona fide club or society for charitable purposes and the bona fide members of such club only, or school entertainment's or community programs.

(Ord. 71-4 §4, 1971)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, and this chapter may also be enforced by civil process, including a writ for injunction or any other appropriate civil legal remedy.

(Ord. 71-4 §7, 1971; Ord. 79-6 Art. III §H, 1979)